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J. A. HADLEY.

STOVEPIPE FASTENER.

No. 530,484. Patented Deo. 4, 1894 UNITED STATES FFIQEQ JOSHUA A. HADLEY, OF BRAZI L, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS 0. SMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

STO VEPI PE-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,484, dated December 4, 1894. Application filed April 25,1894.- Serial No. 508,950. iNomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JosHUA A. HADLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brazil, in the county of Clay and State of In diana. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to means for lockin g stove pipes in flues, and its object is to provide an improved construction of the same,

by means of which the pipe maybe readily inserted in a flue opening, and securely held therein, and which can be easily removed when desired. i

The invention consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of a flue or chimney, showing a stove pipe inserted in an opening therein; and provided with my improved fastener. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stove pipe and fastener removed from the flue opening. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fastener detached from the pipe.

In the said drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates an ordinary flue orchimney having the usual circular opening 2 for the insertion of a stove pipe.

The numeral 3 designates a section of stove pipe, having a slit or rectangular opening 4 near its end through which the holder or fastenor passes. This fastener consists of two metal plates 4* and 5, one of which is formed with a rectangular opening or elongated slot 6, and the other witha screw 7 ,passingthrough said slot and provided with a binding nut 8.

The object of this slot and screw and nut, is to enable the plates to be adjusted to lengthen or shorten the fastener to adapt it to flue openings of different lengths. The outer end of plate 4* is bent at an angle and is pointed forming a hook 9, which is adapted to engage with the inner side of the wall ofthe flue. The other plate 5 is bent downwardly and upwardly near its free end forming a stop 10,

and then extended horizontally a short distance and its extremity beveled and bent upwardly forming a sharp lug 12.

The operation is as follows: The plates 4? and 5, are adjusted so that when the stove pipe is inserted in the flue opening the book 9 and stop 10 will respectively bear against the inner and outer sides of the flue or chimney. The plates are held in their adjusted position by means of the binding nut and screw. The fastener is then passed through the opening or slot 4, of the stove pipe, and the end of the pipe inserted in the flue opening with the stop 10 abutting against the outside of the wall of the flue. By now striking the free end of plate 5 a sharp blow with a hammer, the pointed lug is forced through the pipe and the free end of plate 4: depressed, and its hook engaged with the inner side of the flue. The collar is now forced up against the flue and bearing upon the said plate 5 holds its end firmly down upon the pipe and retains the fastener in position, a pin or key passed through the hole 15 holding the collar in place. The stop 10 prevents the pipe froin'being inserted too far in the flue opening, while the hook- 9'prevents it from being withdrawn therefrom.

To remove the pipe the collar is slipped 0d of the end of the plate 5, when the lug can be readily disengaged from the pipe so that the hook 9 will drop down out of engagement with the flue wall.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is As an improved article a stove pipe fastener comprising the two plates adj ustably connected together, one of which has its end beveled and turned or bent at an angle forming a hook, while the other near its free end is bent upwardly and downwardly forming a stop, and its extremity beveled and bent. or turned at an angle forming a pointed lug, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSHUA A. HADLEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. MORYEL, HARRY D. FALLS. 

